The Original Illustrated Alice in Wonderland

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Tenniel Close, a Bayswater street near his former studio, is named after him. [46] [47] Gallery [ edit ]

When Runnquist received her finished illustrations in the fall of 1966, he immediately fired off an excited telegram to Jansson: “Congratulations for Alice— you have produced a masterpiece.”

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Fanny Y. Cory, first Alice in 1902, then a combined Alice and Looking Glass in 1905. Both by Rand McNally. Robert Aris Willmott, et al. The Poets of the Nineteenth Century. New York: Harper & Brothers, publishers, Franklin Square, 1858. The Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art. Yale University. Insight: The enduring charm of Alice in Wonderland". The Scotsman. Archived from the original on 11 July 2022 . Retrieved 11 July 2022. Sheff, David (2000). All We Are Saying: The Last Major Interview with John Lennon and Yoko Ono. New Collingwood, Stuart Dodgson (1898). The Life and Letters of Lewis Carroll (Rev. C. L. Dodgson). London: T. Fisher Unwin. OCLC 1048318425.

George A. Walker, first Canadian artist to illustrate both books, Alice in 1988, Looking-Glass in 1998, published by Cheshire Cat Press

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Rare Manuscripts". Life. Vol.20, no.15. 15 April 1946. pp.101–105. Archived from the original on 24 January 2022 . Retrieved 24 January 2022. You Are Old, Father William"—a parody of Robert Southey's " The Old Man's Comforts and How He Gained Them" [36] Gennady Kalinovsky, published by Inky Parrot Press, 2018, both books in limited editions of 140 & 120 copies respectively and available in a two-volume slip case Initially, Carroll wanted to use his own manuscript illustrations for the official publication of “ Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland“. However, he was discouraged to do that and eventually admitted that he needed a professional illustrator.

In 1840, Tenniel, while practising fencing, received a serious eye wound from his father's foil, which had accidentally lost its protective tip. Over the years, Tenniel gradually lost sight in his right eye; [7] he never told his father of the severity of the wound, as he did not wish to upset him further. [8] Carroll first met Alexander Macmillan, a high-powered London publisher, on 19 October 1863. [11] His firm, Macmillan Publishers, agreed to publish Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by sometime in 1864. [67] Carroll financed the initial print run, possibly because it gave him more editorial authority than other financing methods. [67] He managed publication details such as typesetting and engaged illustrators and translators. [68] Lewis Carroll and Anthony Browne, illustrator of an edition from Julia MacRae Books, wins the Kurt Maschler Award. [97]The bronze Alice in Wonderland sculpture (1959) in Central Park in Manhattan, New York City, is patterned on his illustrations. [23] [24] Style [ edit ] Influence of German Nazarenes [ edit ] Jones, Elwyn (1998). The Alice Companion: A Guide to Lewis Carroll's Alice Books. New York: New York University Press. p.251.

The influence Tenniel had on Carroll is illustrated by the fact that Carroll recalled the first edition of his book, only because Tenniel expressed dissatisfaction about the quality of the printing of the pictures. Also, Carroll dropped an entire chapter from his book on Tenniel’s suggestion.

The making of the illustrations for Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland

That doesn’t mean Tenniel’s illustrations were exactly what Carroll described they should be. Tenniel had quite a lot of freedom to give his own interpretation to the illustrations. On several occasions, Carroll was very much willing to accept the artist’s ideas, and in the illustrations the typical style of Tenniel is recognizable. Tenniel had some freedom in selecting the scenes to be illustrated ( Hancher), and when Tenniel complained about having to draw a Walrus and a Carpenter, Carroll was willing to change the characters of his poem for him.